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RECEPTACLE FOR PEANUT HARVESTERS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 23, 1914T l Ptented Nov. 2, v1915.

T 0 all whom t may concern narran .srarns PATENT orrrcn.

WILLIAM r. BOYD, or 'sonniv'roiw TEXAS.

REGEPTACLE Fon'PEANUT-Hnnvns'rnas. l d.

y .Specicati'on of Letters Patent.

' Patented Nev. 2,1915.

Original application led June l1, 1914, Serial No.'844,539. Dividedandthis application led December 23,

' 1914. Sera1No.8'8,759.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM T. BOYD, a citizen of the United States,residing at Scranton, in the county of Eastland and State of rIexas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receptacles forPeanut-Harvesters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to receptacles for peanut harvesters, and has forits object the provision of a simple and inexpensive receptacle whichmay be carried upon the rear end of a peanut harvester in position toreceive the vines therefrom and be readily operated at intervals todischarge the vines in bundles, the present application being a divisionof an application tiled by me June 11th, 1914, Serial No. 844,539. Y

The object of the present invention is attained in the use of a devicesuch as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and the inventionresides in certain novel features which will be particularly pointed outinthe claim followingthe detailed description.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 is an velevation of a peanutharvester having my improved receptacle mounted thereon; Fig. 2 is adetail perspective view of the receptacle, showing the members thereofseparated but approximately in their relative positions.

The peanut harvester' employed by me comprises a frame l supported atits rear end by av caster wheel 2 and adapted to be connected at itsfront end with an ordinary cultivator or other wheeled agriculturalimplement. A plow 3 is provided which is also carried by the cultivatoror other wheeled machine, and this plow is provided at its rear edgewith vine-directing fingers 4 over which the up-rooted vines pass andbetween which the loose sand or dirt mav fall from the vines. In rear ofsaid plow andl at the front end of the frame l is a. revolving rake ortake-up roller 5 which is adapted toengage the vines as they pass fromthe separating fingers 4 and deliver them onto a conveyer mounted on theportion 6 of the main frame. The said conveyer delivers the vines ontoan elevator mounted in the portion 7 of the main frame, and the saidelevator delivers the vines into the receptacle Iindicated generally at9. The rake 5 is actuated by a sprocket chain 10 and suitable sprocketwheels whereby it is connected with the conveyer, andthe said conveyeris in turnconnected by a sprocketchain 11 and suitable sprocket wheelswith the elevator. Power-,is applied to the elevator from the lwheels ofthe planter by a sprocket chain l2, as will be readily understood.

To the rear extremities of the side bars of the main frame, I secure therigid brackets or downwardly and Yrearwardly projecting arms 30 whichare reinforced by braces 31 extending therefrom to the main frame l, andto the lower extremities of the said arms, I secure rigidly one memberof the receptacle. Said receptacle consists of a divided ring or annularband 32 and rods 33 secured rigidly to the said band and dependingtherefrom, the lower extremities of saidl rods being turned inwardly soas to converge toward the axis of the said ring or band and thereby forma support for the vines delivered to the receptacle. The forward memberof the annular band is secured rigidly to the lower ends of the arms 30by bolts 34 inserted therethroughand the rear member of the said band ispivotally mounted upon the same bolts, the extremities of the said rearmember of the band being extended inwardly beyond the pivotal points andprovided with notches 35 in their upper edges adapted to engage pins orstuds 36 projecting laterally from the arms 30 in advance of theextremities of the same.

The weight of the rear member' of the band or ring Aand the rods carriedthereby,

together with the weight of the vines placed 1n the receptacle, tends toswing the rear member of the receptacle downwardly upon` its pivots andthis tendency is checked by the provision of the pins or studs 36 andthe notches 35 engaging the same so that, when the vines are being fedinto the receptacle, the members thereof will be heldin their propernormal positions soas to receive and hold a large quantity of the vines.When the receptacle is full, a pull is exerted upon the cable orflexible operating member 37 which is secured to the upper edge of therear member of the receptacle and extends upwardly and forwardly.therefrom to the planter or cultivator, being guided by an idler orpulley 38 suitably supported on the upper lrear end of the elevator.When a pull is exerted upon the cable or operating member 37, the rearmember of the receptacle will be swung upon its pivotal support so thatthe lower ends of its rods 33 will moveaway from the lower ends of therods carried by the forward member of the receptacle and the contentsthereof will be thereby discharged onto the ground.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:-

The combination wit-h a supporting frame, of a receptacle comprisingpendent members,

- brackets extending downwardly from the frame and rigidly secured toone member of the receptacle and pivotally secured to the other memberol the receptacle, stops on the brackets, the pivotally mounted memberof the receptacle being provided with notches to engage said stops, andmeans for swinging the said member of the receptacle upon its pivotalsupports.

ln testimony whereof I atix my signature in presence or two witnesses.

"WILLAM T. BGYD. [1.. s] `Witnesses J. A. REYNOLDS, J. D. STELL.

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Washington,- D. C. v

